Thank you for writing this Simon. Your words encourage me in the midst of my extreme frustration at the lies about Israel and Gaza from the despicable antisemitic newsmedia. They, and the government, have once again failed miserably to present the truth and to represent the views of the majority of intelligent and fair minded New Zealanders. How I wish that people would wake up and understand that Islamic Jihad does not intend to stop at destroying Jews. The entire Western world and indeed all civilisation is at risk from this extremely evil death cult that so far seems to be winning the propaganda war. Linda
Excellent commentary Simon. It's disgusting how the hostages are paraded and how media lap it all up. Another substack writer (James MacPherson) noted too that Hamas were saying the latest IDF soldiers were released wearing the same clothes they were kidnapped in. He pointed out this is a blatant lie as they were in their pyjamas when they were taken, as shown by Hamas' own video footage. I find it hard to understand how the world is so blind to the evil of Hamas - it's so obvious to some, but not to others. Thanks for writing and standing up.
The imbalance of hostages being released, with the 'dripping out' of Israeli hostages is galling! What sort of deal is this?
It was Hamas who 'murdered, raped, violated & brutalised' Israelis on Oct 7!
The subsequent 'death of civilians & soldiers' from this savagery of theirs lies squarely on their shoulders, knowing full well that Israel would respond militarily! Hence the reason all the tunnels were built & weapons purchased with money originally given by the UN for infrastructure & helping Gaza to become a prosperous state!
No, their hatred of Israel & anything non-Muslim blinded them to securing such a future & they chose to attack Israel!
Remember, there are about 49 Muslim countries in the world! How did they become Muslim? Through conquest, 'colonisation' if you like, terrorising & forcing people at the point of the sword to convert! Some of those nations were Christian!
So who are the indigenous people, cultures & faiths of those lands?
The hypocrisy is eye watering, & the ignorance of people in the West is tantamount to suicidal!
Thank you so much for writing this Simon. Others have said it much better than I can, but just wanted to express my profound appreciation for your time and efforts in calling this out for what it is - grotesque.
My goodness! No wonder you and your rightwing cronies are so busy working to create division in my country. You actually agree with the use of military training and weapons against children and mothers. SHAME ON YOU!
The theft of Palestinian land by colonial powers has forced the tangata whenua there to fight for their homes. Are you and your greedy mates planning on taking the same course of action against tangata whenua mothers and children here?
The rise of the bigots, and that's not only the Gazans. The RED CROSS are equal bigots. They have not after October 7th ever visited hostages or complained about the inhuman conditions in which they were, and still are held. The Red Cross is as bad as UNWRA. It even denies Israel it almost universal Ambulance service. It has only in recent years "recognised" Magen Davis Avraham (MDA) as their equivalent.
Anti-semitism should be acknowledged in it's universal form.
The International Committee of the Red Cross never speaks about any visits to hostages or prisoners. It has said on its website that it has ‘requested’ access, but if Hamas denies it, the ICRC can do nothing about that.
Thank you for writing this Simon. Your words encourage me in the midst of my extreme frustration at the lies about Israel and Gaza from the despicable antisemitic newsmedia. They, and the government, have once again failed miserably to present the truth and to represent the views of the majority of intelligent and fair minded New Zealanders. How I wish that people would wake up and understand that Islamic Jihad does not intend to stop at destroying Jews. The entire Western world and indeed all civilisation is at risk from this extremely evil death cult that so far seems to be winning the propaganda war. Linda
Excellent commentary Simon. It's disgusting how the hostages are paraded and how media lap it all up. Another substack writer (James MacPherson) noted too that Hamas were saying the latest IDF soldiers were released wearing the same clothes they were kidnapped in. He pointed out this is a blatant lie as they were in their pyjamas when they were taken, as shown by Hamas' own video footage. I find it hard to understand how the world is so blind to the evil of Hamas - it's so obvious to some, but not to others. Thanks for writing and standing up.
this is another good example and that Hamas lies get amplified in media is, well, grotesque!
It's a horror show!
The imbalance of hostages being released, with the 'dripping out' of Israeli hostages is galling! What sort of deal is this?
It was Hamas who 'murdered, raped, violated & brutalised' Israelis on Oct 7!
The subsequent 'death of civilians & soldiers' from this savagery of theirs lies squarely on their shoulders, knowing full well that Israel would respond militarily! Hence the reason all the tunnels were built & weapons purchased with money originally given by the UN for infrastructure & helping Gaza to become a prosperous state!
No, their hatred of Israel & anything non-Muslim blinded them to securing such a future & they chose to attack Israel!
Remember, there are about 49 Muslim countries in the world! How did they become Muslim? Through conquest, 'colonisation' if you like, terrorising & forcing people at the point of the sword to convert! Some of those nations were Christian!
So who are the indigenous people, cultures & faiths of those lands?
The hypocrisy is eye watering, & the ignorance of people in the West is tantamount to suicidal!
Perfect for a 'death cult'!
Thank you so much for writing this Simon. Others have said it much better than I can, but just wanted to express my profound appreciation for your time and efforts in calling this out for what it is - grotesque.
Mainstream media are despicable! they have so much to be answerable for!! Thank God for places like substack and for people like you Simon!!
My goodness! No wonder you and your rightwing cronies are so busy working to create division in my country. You actually agree with the use of military training and weapons against children and mothers. SHAME ON YOU!
The theft of Palestinian land by colonial powers has forced the tangata whenua there to fight for their homes. Are you and your greedy mates planning on taking the same course of action against tangata whenua mothers and children here?
The rise of the bigots, and that's not only the Gazans. The RED CROSS are equal bigots. They have not after October 7th ever visited hostages or complained about the inhuman conditions in which they were, and still are held. The Red Cross is as bad as UNWRA. It even denies Israel it almost universal Ambulance service. It has only in recent years "recognised" Magen Davis Avraham (MDA) as their equivalent.
Anti-semitism should be acknowledged in it's universal form.
The International Committee of the Red Cross never speaks about any visits to hostages or prisoners. It has said on its website that it has ‘requested’ access, but if Hamas denies it, the ICRC can do nothing about that.